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Born on Thursday February 7, 1788
- Andreas Schneitzheeffer († 1802)
- Antonia Gertruda Fecke, Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
- Alijda Johans Groenhuizen, Amersfoort
- Albregt Krabbe, Noordgouwe († 1846)
- Anne Marie Minnebo, Brugge Sint Anna (B)
- Anna Maria WAGNER, Krupka,41741,Aussiger Region,NORDWESTEN,TSCHECHIEN († 1788)
- Anna Hillegonda Luzac, Leiden († 1869)
- Antoon Wetters, Elst, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anne Hillegonde Luzac, Leiden († 1869)
- Anna Catharina Terlinden, Bislich
Died on Thursday February 7, 1788
- Gerrit van Schouten (43), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana de Vet (0), Alphen
- Jan Hendriks Wildeboer (2)
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Heemholt (72), Haselünne
- Joannes Gerardus Langenhoff (3), Roermond
- Catharina Floribus, Riethoven
- Hendrikje Hendriksdr Dekker (68), Durgerdam
- Catharina BEECK (0), Asselt (NL/LI)
- Bartolomé Mantilla De Los Rios y de las Heras Pantoja, Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia
- Ambrosius Manders (73)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 7, 1788 at Delpher
Born on February 7
- 1726 » Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter († 1766)
- 1741 » Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic († 1825)
- 1758 » Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer († 1826)
- 1796 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
- 1802 » Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic († 1892)
- 1804 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company († 1886)
- 1812 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic († 1870)
- 1825 » Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist († 1908)
- 1834 » Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe, French architect († 1895)
- 1837 » James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist († 1915)
Died on February 7
- 1736 » Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)
- 1779 » William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)
- 1799 » Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
- 1801 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)
- 1819 » August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 » Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764)
- 1837 » Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
- 1849 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) (b. 1797)
- 1862 » Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1787)
- 1864 » Vuk Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (b. 1787)
Names that were popular for boys in 1788
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1788
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Catharina
- Marie
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1788
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
- April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
Weather February 7, 1788
The temperature on February 7, 1788 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.